| Literature DB >> 30775034 |
Guillaume Herbreteau1, Audrey Vallée1, Sandrine Charpentier1, Nicola Normanno2, Paul Hofman3, Marc G Denis1.
Abstract
Major advances in the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients have been obtained during the last decade. Molecular testing of tumor samples is therefore mandatory in routine clinical practice. Tumor DNA is also present as cell-free molecules in blood, which is therefore a very useful and convenient source of tumor DNA. In this review, we discuss pre-analytical and analytical aspects of circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) analysis. We also describe the use of ctDNA analysis in routine clinical practice, and discuss the potential use of ctDNA monitoring both to identify minimal residual disease and as a potential tool to early identify patients' response to treatment.Entities:
Keywords: ALK translocation; Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA); EGFR mutation; minimal residual disease (MRD); non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC); tumor mutation burden (TMB)
Year: 2019 PMID: 30775034 PMCID: PMC6353745 DOI: 10.21037/jtd.2018.12.18
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Thorac Dis ISSN: 2072-1439 Impact factor: 2.895